How to make Plutonium

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Exploring how Plutonium-238 is produced.
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  • @periodicvideos
    @periodicvideos4 жыл бұрын

    More from our trip to Oak Ridge: bit.ly/OakRidgeVideos How Plutonium got us to Pluto: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zm1s0rGCnZu3ksY.html Real Plutonium: kzread.info/dash/bejne/am2JsLKdfte1n6g.html

  • @BruceGrembowski

    @BruceGrembowski

    4 жыл бұрын

    Milking the Thorium Cow reminded me of the TV show Fringe. The mad scientist had a cow in his lab.

  • @tedphillips2501

    @tedphillips2501

    4 жыл бұрын

    Is plutonium easier to deal with than refining U235/F6 ?

  • @RobertBardos

    @RobertBardos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Periodic Videos I have fan mail for the professor and a chemistry question where can I send this? Please do fan mail videos!!!

  • @acoow

    @acoow

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tedphillips2501 No.

  • @acoow

    @acoow

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@RobertBardos Google University of Nottingham to get the address. Put the Professor's name as the addressee.

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder4 жыл бұрын

    No no that’s the hard way! What you do is: ***information censored***

  • @jheydacanay4765

    @jheydacanay4765

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Lenny69 シ started with a soap

  • @jacksons1010

    @jacksons1010

    4 жыл бұрын

    I saw the video title and immediately thought: “No, Cody, don’t!”

  • @michakubisz535

    @michakubisz535

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah, luckily I managed to copy.your 'diy' way before they censored it!

  • @spoonerman

    @spoonerman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ooh boy

  • @JimmyEatDirt

    @JimmyEatDirt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cody got taken by the Chinese

  • @scottmanley
    @scottmanley4 жыл бұрын

    Specifically Plutonium 238 used in Radioisotope Theromoelectric Generators, rather than Plutonium 239 which is used in bombs. 238 undergoes a series of alpha & gamma decays towards stable lead so a lot of the energy remains within the RTG rather than leaking out via beta or gamma rays.

  • @paultrappiel9943

    @paultrappiel9943

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Scott, love your videos!

  • @jeremywinton8978

    @jeremywinton8978

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're 100% right mr. Maniey watch your channel all the time

  • @BackYardScience2000

    @BackYardScience2000

    4 жыл бұрын

    Always a pleasure to see you commenting on videos that involve the things that you speak about.

  • @cpt_nordbart

    @cpt_nordbart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oooh, nice to see you here.

  • @leejamestheliar2085

    @leejamestheliar2085

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh look, its Scott......hiya....

  • @christopherhall5361
    @christopherhall53614 жыл бұрын

    "accidents happen when you use the wrong equipment" *uses screwdriver to hold beryllium shield over plutonium core*

  • @HighestRank

    @HighestRank

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s a self-vulcanized screwdriver. It might be wrong but it’ll survive the accident like a cockroach or at least well enough for the forensics crew to identify it as the cause of an accident.

  • @TheSzybas

    @TheSzybas

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, what could go wrong with that? *Louis Slotin nervously looks around*

  • @nikolajwinther5955

    @nikolajwinther5955

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everyone knows that you need TWO screwdrivers to hold the beryllium.

  • @fakestory1753

    @fakestory1753

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought anything more than 1.74 screwdrivers would be overkill?

  • @monsteramn88

    @monsteramn88

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha.. you rock

  • @Deeveeaar
    @Deeveeaar3 жыл бұрын

    We are on the FBI watchlist now.

  • @jarod1701

    @jarod1701

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, fellas :-)

  • @mikevanleeuwen4912

    @mikevanleeuwen4912

    2 жыл бұрын

    YOLO

  • @madaxe79

    @madaxe79

    2 жыл бұрын

    Especially since Biden just said you need nuclear weapons to defend yourself against the government... haha

  • @whocares8567

    @whocares8567

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was just about to say this. Fbi don't hurt me pls

  • @AB-ou8ve

    @AB-ou8ve

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why do I hear knocking on my door?

  • @sarcasmo57
    @sarcasmo574 жыл бұрын

    Finally a use for all this neptunium I have laying around.

  • @cesium032

    @cesium032

    4 жыл бұрын

    Whoa! You're that cooking guy! I didn't expect to see you in the comments!

  • @martiddy

    @martiddy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah, I think I also have some plutonium laying around my kitchen. Now the only thing I need is a nuclear reactor.

  • @ThePeterDislikeShow

    @ThePeterDislikeShow

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have some in my smoke detector.

  • @hjembrentkent6181

    @hjembrentkent6181

    4 жыл бұрын

    How did you HBO watching noobs even hear about Neptunium?

  • @michaelstout776

    @michaelstout776

    4 жыл бұрын

    The EPA has entered the chat

  • @andybice
    @andybice4 жыл бұрын

    Given the title I was expecting a DIY.

  • @edwardwright7512

    @edwardwright7512

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some scouser, stay at home dad in his backyard?

  • @anotherguy1260

    @anotherguy1260

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just mix some plutonic quartz with cesium and water.

  • @Cobra365

    @Cobra365

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was a “how to”. But, the moral of the story was safety.

  • @ssrami

    @ssrami

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have a stainless steel container if that helps?

  • @evahxh

    @evahxh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Another Guy thank you kind sir i assume this is correct

  • @Peasmouldia
    @Peasmouldia4 жыл бұрын

    Got out my old chemistry set, a Christmas present in 1962, took it down to my shed. Can't wait to get started on synthesising a little plutonium. Thanks for the tips.

  • @louistournas120

    @louistournas120

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you have a set from 1962, you are lucky. The kits today don't have anything in them.

  • @carfish
    @carfish3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know why, but this guy giving the tour makes me really happy. There’s something special about seeing such knowledgeable people that love their profession lighting up when asked questions about it.

  • @ximalas
    @ximalas4 жыл бұрын

    Luckily, I watched this from a safe distance.

  • @jaybondoc9865

    @jaybondoc9865

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wait, then why do I taste metal?

  • @StephenJohnson-jb7xe

    @StephenJohnson-jb7xe

    4 жыл бұрын

    I filled my monitor with a bunch of mineral oil just to be safe. How did the video end BTW? I missed it everything went black.

  • @ulfahansson8712

    @ulfahansson8712

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@StephenJohnson-jb7xe Do not use used oil!!!

  • @Quantum-

    @Quantum-

    4 жыл бұрын

    I watched this in person, through my binoculars.

  • @conanichigawa

    @conanichigawa

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or is it?

  • @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access
    @Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access4 жыл бұрын

    Periodic Videos: "How to make Plutonium" FBI OPEN UP

  • @fliegenmann2562

    @fliegenmann2562

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some time ago you were able to order Caesium on Amazon. No joke... It was a test sample for geiger counters, and my friend wanted to test his counter. Didn´t took too long for the feds to show up :D

  • @fliegenmann2562

    @fliegenmann2562

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hue Man Haha, yup. I forgot to write that “he” was a friend of mine. We were only 14 yo. at this time (2009) 😂

  • @Nikola95inYT

    @Nikola95inYT

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes officer, this video right here

  • @cpt_nordbart

    @cpt_nordbart

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hmm... I don't think the FBI will raid Oakridge soon.

  • @robertpalumbo9089

    @robertpalumbo9089

    4 жыл бұрын

    They are the government ...and the FBI would not have the security clearance to get near there labs

  • @lapurta22
    @lapurta226 ай бұрын

    I found this video quite fascinating, as I spent 6 years in my career designing glovebox automation for processing Pu at SRS.

  • @gnuthad
    @gnuthad4 жыл бұрын

    2:05 I do like how the machine not only tips the bottle upside down into the funnel but also taps it to make sure the bottle is empty.

  • @GuberShep
    @GuberShep4 жыл бұрын

    This is bringing "don't try this at home" to a whole new level.

  • @braydenh190

    @braydenh190

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would be amazed if you could even try it at home

  • @firearmsstudent

    @firearmsstudent

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@braydenh190 There was a teenager who made a nuclear reactor in a shed in the backyard of his home by purchasing a ridiculous number of smoke detectors, but not safely. His whole neighborhood became an EPA site.

  • @skyhawk551

    @skyhawk551

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@firearmsstudent the radioactive boy scout, just the tools the kid used had gamma counts above 100k per second. he later went into the navy but was not allowed to talk to the nukes lol

  • @Blaze6108

    @Blaze6108

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@firearmsstudent Did he actually achieve fission or was it just a pile of decaying rods? I don't remember.

  • @davecrupel2817

    @davecrupel2817

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@firearmsstudent he stole them. Not purchased them.

  • @MyAvitech
    @MyAvitech4 жыл бұрын

    What I find cool is that we use elements named after our most outer planets for missions that go into deep space.

  • @Master_Therion

    @Master_Therion

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup, the New Horizons craft, which went to Pluto, was powered by Plutonium.

  • @jacktheflipper3591

    @jacktheflipper3591

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pluto is not a planet

  • @bannedaccount3752

    @bannedaccount3752

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jacktheflipper3591 you are not human!!

  • @jacktheflipper3591

    @jacktheflipper3591

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bannedaccount3752 yeah i know i come from Pluto

  • @SeiberGraff

    @SeiberGraff

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sad venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, makemake, ceres, eris, haumea, sedna, quaoar noise

  • @thegavelissoundgavel9849
    @thegavelissoundgavel98494 жыл бұрын

    Time, Distance and Shielding. The most important concept you’ll ever learn in Nuc energy. As a recent retiree from the field on the plant maintenance side, Distance is now my absolute favorite safety measure.

  • @DinoAlberini
    @DinoAlberini4 жыл бұрын

    “I'm sure that in 1985, plutonium is available in every corner drug store...”

  • @straightpipediesel

    @straightpipediesel

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can get Americium in most corner drug stores. It used to be Plutonium and it's the next element over.

  • @boboften9952

    @boboften9952

    3 жыл бұрын

    " Doc ........... " " You Built A Time Machine Out Of A DeLorean ."

  • @christopherjohnson1803

    @christopherjohnson1803

    3 жыл бұрын

    1.21 Gigawatts is a hard thing.

  • @maricate

    @maricate

    3 жыл бұрын

    Liquid plutonium in a glass bottle

  • @deg6788

    @deg6788

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great scot!!

  • @TheRaveBarn
    @TheRaveBarn4 жыл бұрын

    Me: I should go to bed KZread: Wanna know how to make plutonium? Me: ok, fine.

  • @stevethea5250

    @stevethea5250

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ok, fine.

  • @chinchy111

    @chinchy111

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ok fine

  • @burneracc2567

    @burneracc2567

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is midnight here Ok, fine.

  • @rickay77

    @rickay77

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ok, its 02:32, after this video its a lot harder to sleep because i ask my self if i can heat my housen in the winter with this plu

  • @ClemMorton

    @ClemMorton

    3 жыл бұрын

    yup. exactly what happened to me here just now...

  • @whatdamath
    @whatdamath4 жыл бұрын

    This is really cool. NASA has recently proposed a new really neat design for an RTG (nuclear battery essentially) that would require A LOT of these rods and produce enough energy to support a mission on the Moon. Which is probably what they are needing this for in 2024 and beyond. Eventually newer versions of these RTGs will hopefully end up on Mars and maybe even Titan.

  • @tomspencer1364

    @tomspencer1364

    4 жыл бұрын

    I read last year that NASA was testing small fission reactors which use sodium metal to transfer heat to sterling engines, then to reciprocating generator. U 235/ molybdenum alloy with beryllium neutron reflector. The efficiency was around 20% and was designed to run for years.

  • @BeCurieUs

    @BeCurieUs

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tomspencer1364 That project has been suspended and restarted multiple times, sadly.

  • @mkammyd

    @mkammyd

    2 жыл бұрын

    Are you the real Anton Petrov?

  • @Beedostudios3721

    @Beedostudios3721

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice vids dude

  • @redneckshaman3099

    @redneckshaman3099

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm addicted to pigger nussy 🤠

  • @Aethare
    @Aethare4 жыл бұрын

    I'm watching this because a friend of mine is a doctor and he wants me to meet him at the Twin Pines mall to test out a science experiment. He specifically said I should have plenty of plutonium if I don't want to get stuck somewhere. So by learning how it is made, I can always travel BACK TO where I want to go. Wish me luck and hope that nothing goes wrong!

  • @dandanthedandan7558
    @dandanthedandan75583 жыл бұрын

    "So hopefully that stuff will see its way on some spacecraft in the mid-2020 timeframe." Oh boy he didn't know what was coming

  • @raffaeledivora9517

    @raffaeledivora9517

    3 жыл бұрын

    ?

  • @fernandoaispuro1819

    @fernandoaispuro1819

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@raffaeledivora9517 The Plutonium in the video is now on Mars. We did it quicker than expected.

  • @raffaeledivora9517

    @raffaeledivora9517

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fernandoaispuro1819 Ah lol, I thought they meant they were cancelling and delaying stuff, as usual 😅

  • @jorgevaldivia7482

    @jorgevaldivia7482

    2 жыл бұрын

    Perseverance

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore4 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding video! The robotic equipment that was designed to handle these elements, is fascinating.

  • @stonent

    @stonent

    3 жыл бұрын

    It reminds me of kids using dryer vent hose to make robot arms on a cardboard robot.

  • @DanielRenardAnimation
    @DanielRenardAnimation4 жыл бұрын

    Such a lengthy process, for such a sparse production amount, yet for such great purpose. And here, I, the commoner, sit and feel like a genius, whenever I 3D-print a simple object, but complain it takes half a day to do.

  • @krusic22

    @krusic22

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fancy seeing you here.

  • @derekboyt3383

    @derekboyt3383

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, you do your part. If you can 3D print then your way ahead of the curve for most people. Keep working that creative muscle.

  • @1BrknHrtdRomeo

    @1BrknHrtdRomeo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@derekboyt3383 Yeah...and the lot of us who would love a 3D printer but can't afford it =(

  • @derekboyt3383

    @derekboyt3383

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@1BrknHrtdRomeo - Hey, I don't have one right now. Wish I did.

  • @KucharJosef

    @KucharJosef

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@1BrknHrtdRomeo 3d printers are cheap as chips nowadays. You can buy Ender 3 for 200$

  • @onshore1ft
    @onshore1ft4 жыл бұрын

    Professor you are an inspiration. I have no experience or particularly interested in chemistry but your videos are compelling. Thank you.

  • @colinstu
    @colinstu4 жыл бұрын

    The robot twisting the little cap off is pretty dang cute.

  • @jcims
    @jcims4 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact, the green light on the cylinder at ~4:12 is coming from those Keyence devices (marked DIA 1 and DIA 2). They are optical micrometers and can measure the width of an object to an accuracy of ~1 micron at that distance. Pretty cool!

  • @colchronic
    @colchronic4 жыл бұрын

    How to make plutonium Google: " periodic video" Bing: BLACK MARKET SITE

  • @suivzmoi

    @suivzmoi

    4 жыл бұрын

    No one uses Bing. Sorry Microsoft, it's true.

  • @carlwheezerofsouls3273

    @carlwheezerofsouls3273

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sonny and that sherrif says “ya-hoo” instead of “yee-haw”

  • @bencersparney3654

    @bencersparney3654

    4 жыл бұрын

    But like you can't really make weapons with plutonium, can you?

  • @carlwheezerofsouls3273

    @carlwheezerofsouls3273

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bencer Sparney they make big eggs that fall from the sky and go B O O M

  • @cFBlackface

    @cFBlackface

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Hippo_o _matic cause Google censor stuff and bring kinda doesn't

  • @davidpescod7573
    @davidpescod75739 ай бұрын

    This was so thrilling to watch let alone realising that without this incredible chemistry our knowledge of the universe would not be what it is. A brilliant video

  • @dylanmccallister1888
    @dylanmccallister18884 жыл бұрын

    There are so many necessary roles that are required for the possibility of space travel. The chemists, the fabricators, the work crew who built/maintain mission control, the people who handle and transport chemicals, all are unique careers in the background that support the entire industry. An engineer can design a rocket, but one can never R&D without them.

  • @5roundsrapid263

    @5roundsrapid263

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everyone has a role. The suits for Apollo were sewn by the best bra seamstresses at Playtex!

  • @dylanmccallister1888

    @dylanmccallister1888

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@5roundsrapid263 that's a neat fact

  • @sclair2854
    @sclair28544 жыл бұрын

    Genuinely amazing stuff. It isn't often that the actual chemicals and their cool reactions are almost upstaged by the entire mechanical process and safety measures around them.

  • @AngryChineseWoman
    @AngryChineseWoman4 жыл бұрын

    I'm told it's the equivalent of a chest X-Ray

  • @peterjackman1507

    @peterjackman1507

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not great not terrible

  • @afwaller

    @afwaller

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can see the dosimeter on their chest. Probably a combination gamma and neutron dosimeter. Much more expensive than the standard units I would guess - certainly much larger than what I have worn.

  • @antman7673

    @antman7673

    4 жыл бұрын

    But 3.6 röntgen is the equivalent of 400 chest x rays.

  • @dogcarman

    @dogcarman

    4 жыл бұрын

    How many bananas is that...?

  • @ricksanchez1079

    @ricksanchez1079

    4 жыл бұрын

    Spreading disinformation, at time like this? :D

  • @hullinstruments
    @hullinstruments4 жыл бұрын

    Oakridge is such a wonderful part of our city! Lived here my whole life and so glad they’re close by

  • @homebody0089
    @homebody00894 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for answering a question I have always wondered about regarding the shield glass. I first thought it was about a meter of special glass, and the tint was from years of being exposed to hard radiation. Thank you for doing these videos.

  • @TheAgamemnon911
    @TheAgamemnon9114 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile in modded Minecraft: "Yeah, I just carry around a bucket of molten Plutonium in my pocket."

  • @stantorren4400

    @stantorren4400

    4 жыл бұрын

    “and can make a radioactive creeper that’s more powerful than the Tsar bomba”

  • @matthewfredrickmfkrz1934

    @matthewfredrickmfkrz1934

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's not molten agyboi it's in a solution

  • @TheAgamemnon911

    @TheAgamemnon911

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@matthewfredrickmfkrz1934 I know. But then the joke doesn't work.

  • @YounesLayachi

    @YounesLayachi

    4 жыл бұрын

    A bucket of plutonium would probably be always melted because of the radioactivity lol Permalava that kills you from a distance (now and later , to quote Hank green)

  • @Manamonke

    @Manamonke

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure Tekkit had exactly that

  • @krzysztofmarzec2949
    @krzysztofmarzec29494 жыл бұрын

    When I saw the title I thought that's a Cody'sLab video ;)

  • @blurrrrrr44

    @blurrrrrr44

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wish it was a cody'slab video. "Power your arduino project for the next thousand years, with this one tiny generator"

  • @xnagytibor

    @xnagytibor

    4 жыл бұрын

    He used to have a Uranium processing series but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shut him down after a surprise visit.

  • @dunmermage

    @dunmermage

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@xnagytibor So THAT'S what happened to those videos. I thought it was a youtube strike down thing.

  • @psygn0sis

    @psygn0sis

    4 жыл бұрын

    If it was, it would have been struck down immediately. Liberals, like those that run youtube don't like an educated public.

  • @xnagytibor

    @xnagytibor

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dunmermage As far as I remember Cody removed those videos himself after a strong suggestion from the NRC. What the NRC hated the most that he converted Uranium into liquid form, risking groundwater contamination.

  • @danielbrand4624
    @danielbrand46244 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy learning from your videos. Thank you for making them.

  • @Cobra365
    @Cobra3654 жыл бұрын

    Nice videos. The explanations are a great balance of detail. Which makes them easy to understand.

  • @therekter7871
    @therekter78714 жыл бұрын

    Finally i can do my science project

  • @theclockworksolution8521

    @theclockworksolution8521

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sannesthesia Lol

  • @HighestRank

    @HighestRank

    4 жыл бұрын

    TheClockworkSolution.

  • @calembur
    @calembur4 жыл бұрын

    9:35 “I’ll leave it to the experts”. There’s another level?

  • @steelwarrior105

    @steelwarrior105

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lets put it this way GE has 3000 PhDs in RND and they still cant grow certain nickel alloy crystals perfectly, it has to be done by a select group of 5 or 6 guys in the aerospace department

  • @Peasmouldia

    @Peasmouldia

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some things are just too important to be left to experts. Now back to my shed to finish my room temperature superconductor made entirely of household products!

  • @HighestRank

    @HighestRank

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bob Armstrong’s his clumsy uncle.

  • @Crosshair84

    @Crosshair84

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean like the experts that used screwdrivers to hold a beryllium shield over the plutonium core?

  • @stonent

    @stonent

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well when all you hire is experts, there has to be an expert among experts.

  • @derekboyt3383
    @derekboyt33834 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating process for creating this energy source. Obviously it's much more complex than what we see in the theaters. Hopefully, someday, we'll find an energy solution that provides a better alternative but until then I'm glad we have some very knowledgeable people to work on this in a protective and safe manner.

  • @HadronPL_Science
    @HadronPL_Science4 жыл бұрын

    The most important tutorial ever! Thank you! I really need this at home!

  • @shelbysteiner
    @shelbysteiner4 жыл бұрын

    "So if I punched a hole in that, a bunch of oil would come out." "Yeah, yeah." What he didn't say was "You'd also die pretty quickly from the radiation" 😂 I love these videos. Thank you for making these!

  • @vasiliymedvedev1532

    @vasiliymedvedev1532

    4 жыл бұрын

    Uh no

  • @jfbeam

    @jfbeam

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just going through the first layer wouldn't immediately be fatal. (safety margins, etc.)

  • @shelbysteiner

    @shelbysteiner

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jfbeam That's true. The other pane of leaded glass might save them.

  • @NapalmFlame

    @NapalmFlame

    4 жыл бұрын

    Surely it wouldn't be that fast- there's no criticality causing massive bursts of radiation, so wouldn't it only pose a long term health risk and put you above your recommended radiation limits pretty quickly, but ultimately not be an immediately life-threatening danger?

  • @GruntUltra

    @GruntUltra

    4 жыл бұрын

    "...a bunch of oil would come out." And a bunch of neutrons too... a whole lot of neutrons would come spilling out too!

  • @manicmechanic448
    @manicmechanic4484 жыл бұрын

    I've lived near the Oakridge national lads all my life and this is the first glimpse I've ever had inside.

  • @Brysonhundley

    @Brysonhundley

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yessir Knoxville native 😎

  • @maysammirzakhalili4862
    @maysammirzakhalili48624 жыл бұрын

    You people out there are making me so happy. Super happy. Well done. You are iconic heroes in shadows and silent. You are nailing humanity in science. Please keep in your brilliant minds that there people around the earth who are proud of you and your work. How ever we are not be able to do amazing actions for you, but we are looking at you people as the treasures of mankind in its deepest , hardest and widest meaning. I love you ❤.

  • @richwaight
    @richwaight4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for showing us this amazing process. Something a normal person would never normally see or be able to appreciate :)

  • @bimblinghill
    @bimblinghill4 жыл бұрын

    1:00 'Bob Wham'. The other guy, using the fume cupboard, is Dave Kaboom.

  • @satisfaction3078

    @satisfaction3078

    4 жыл бұрын

    Frank Drebin works there too I think!

  • @HighestRank

    @HighestRank

    4 жыл бұрын

    None of this lousy fume hood rubbish, we’ve got a whole cupboard dedicated to ventilating volatile toxins.

  • @saltysteel3996
    @saltysteel39964 жыл бұрын

    My dad was a structural steel iron worker and his crew put most of the concrete and steel in at Oak Ridge. During that time it was the most secure place in the US. The security there today is still some of the most restricted in the US. This video is interesting but the main job at Oak Ridge is enriching uranium for nuclear weapons.

  • @jeremycapps2678
    @jeremycapps26783 жыл бұрын

    This was very interesting I had to say I have learn more from this channel then I ever did in school.

  • @Strothy2
    @Strothy24 жыл бұрын

    Welcome everybody to the NSA watchlist

  • @Russianbro777

    @Russianbro777

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @leejamestheliar2085

    @leejamestheliar2085

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have been on it....forever, but thanks for the welcome anyway.

  • @killmimes

    @killmimes

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ive got a hazmat endorsement...i am on that list already!

  • @TheOriginalJphyper

    @TheOriginalJphyper

    4 жыл бұрын

    Actually, since they're British, that would be MI5. The American CIA might be interested, too.

  • @theeveoftime2052

    @theeveoftime2052

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @Purwapada
    @Purwapada4 жыл бұрын

    . i'm really loving these radiochemistry videos - please do more. Radiochemistry has been my passion since I was 10. I've alwayswanted to see actinide elements in their pure form, ifyou get the chance could you show us some (Neptunium in pure metallic form)

  • @periodicvideos

    @periodicvideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad you’re enjoying them.

  • @borttorbbq2556

    @borttorbbq2556

    4 жыл бұрын

    Most of them just look like a chunk of iron

  • @user-ve1lq7nj5v

    @user-ve1lq7nj5v

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@borttorbbq2556 exciting no less

  • @zeFoksXIII08

    @zeFoksXIII08

    3 жыл бұрын

    How to read your nickname?

  • @Purwapada

    @Purwapada

    3 жыл бұрын

    . @@zeFoksXIII08 it is called 'purwapada' in javanese traditional script called hanacaraka :)

  • @krispbacon9559
    @krispbacon95594 жыл бұрын

    Guys, thanks for helping me do advance learning through your videos. Hope you prosper!

  • @clintparsons3989
    @clintparsons39892 жыл бұрын

    Whoever designed this automated machine is absolutely brilliant

  • @arasharfa
    @arasharfa4 жыл бұрын

    This was incredible! I've always wondered about the specifics of these processes. those robot arms

  • @whatdamath
    @whatdamath4 жыл бұрын

    if I made a video about Plutonium it needs to have at least 3 "Not Great, Not Terrible"s in it

  • @graxo3752
    @graxo37524 жыл бұрын

    great video. always wondered how it was made. Great content

  • @PrimiusLovin
    @PrimiusLovin4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I was thinking about making some at home and this video helps a lot!

  • @411Adidas
    @411Adidas4 жыл бұрын

    Ahh that's what I've been doing wrong. Thanks for the help guys

  • @chemx4439
    @chemx44393 жыл бұрын

    "I can't believe how gentle you can be with that thing". *chuckles*

  • @absentmindedjwc
    @absentmindedjwc4 жыл бұрын

    Off the professor's closing remarks: I work in software engineering for a tier-1 research university in the US, and am currently working on a project that will eventually see use by NASA and actually be used in space exploration. It is a damn adrenaline rush thinking about how something I am working on will eventually further humanity's understanding on space, so I understand this guy's excitement about it completely - it is INCREDIBLY COOL!!

  • @jhonfamo8412
    @jhonfamo84122 жыл бұрын

    The precision is amazing.

  • @jsteffen6174
    @jsteffen61744 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Now I'm on a watchlist.

  • @Bugside
    @Bugside4 жыл бұрын

    This was fantastic, what a terrifying and interesting job

  • @danielmahmoudi6731
    @danielmahmoudi67314 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy I decided to go back to school. There's always something to learn!

  • @Pookwet
    @Pookwet4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely Amazing!

  • @CharmEng89
    @CharmEng894 жыл бұрын

    I also liked how the robotic arm tapped the little vial a couple times! heh PS what a great name is Bob Wham!

  • @periodicvideos

    @periodicvideos

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very human.

  • @dagoth3663
    @dagoth36633 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations everyone, you are now on a watch list!

  • @georganatoly6646
    @georganatoly66463 жыл бұрын

    absolutely fascinating

  • @SimplyMagic123
    @SimplyMagic1234 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! Very informative.

  • @kimoloyola4574
    @kimoloyola45743 жыл бұрын

    When I googled “How to build a nuke” I was expecting more of a 6 hours video, this is ten minutes!

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland874 жыл бұрын

    2:00 I could watch that thing go to work all day...

  • @edward.doctor1892
    @edward.doctor18924 жыл бұрын

    Thanks I Really needed this information

  • @yavuz1779
    @yavuz17793 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info!

  • @scotthannan8669
    @scotthannan86694 жыл бұрын

    I’m sure in the future that plutonium will be available in every corner drugstore, but in 2015 it’s a little hard to come by.

  • @shevek5934
    @shevek59344 жыл бұрын

    I'd be very interested in a video about how they deal with the waste from this type of process.

  • @HighestRank

    @HighestRank

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shevek magic eraser.

  • @UltraGamma25

    @UltraGamma25

    3 жыл бұрын

    Send it to Mars

  • @kiendra
    @kiendra Жыл бұрын

    Thanks bro 🙏, you helped me do my science homework

  • @thomasvanorman3963
    @thomasvanorman39632 жыл бұрын

    Really an amazing video. Glad I found it

  • @arianaml743
    @arianaml7434 жыл бұрын

    "How to make plutonium" Iran: MY TIME HAS COME

  • @zachcarter3186

    @zachcarter3186

    4 жыл бұрын

    come to daddy

  • @KermitFrazierdotcom

    @KermitFrazierdotcom

    2 жыл бұрын

    OH, NOW YOU TELL US!!!

  • @ryaneakins7269
    @ryaneakins72694 жыл бұрын

    Bob "Wham", the atom smasher.

  • @patrickpilat3261
    @patrickpilat32614 жыл бұрын

    This was fascinating to watch!!!

  • @dr.thunder5014
    @dr.thunder5014 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely incredible

  • @subcivil-youtubechannel7283
    @subcivil-youtubechannel72834 жыл бұрын

    Okay so apparently this isn't a tutorial...

  • @nalyddoow9295

    @nalyddoow9295

    4 жыл бұрын

    It obviously is

  • @UnipornFrumm

    @UnipornFrumm

    3 жыл бұрын

    My dissapointment is immeasurable

  • @maksimkozlov7524

    @maksimkozlov7524

    3 жыл бұрын

    r/HolUp

  • @stonent

    @stonent

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know exactly how to do it now, I just need to send out some feelers to Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist for a neutron reactor, robots, radiation shielding and Neptunium. Easy peasy.

  • @Avaruusrangeri
    @Avaruusrangeri4 жыл бұрын

    0:19 That mug has to have pretty amazing flavours in it!

  • @niko-stajner9722
    @niko-stajner97224 жыл бұрын

    Wow thx for recepie I need it so much

  • @Sciron
    @Sciron3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I was about to do this.

  • @magisterrleth3129
    @magisterrleth31294 жыл бұрын

    I solemnly swear I will use this knowledge only for altruistic reasons, and not to make lethal doses of instant sunshine.

  • @stevethea5250

    @stevethea5250

    4 жыл бұрын

    100 points to Slytherin

  • @gobogbabyscratcha.k.a.scam7279
    @gobogbabyscratcha.k.a.scam72794 жыл бұрын

    Ahh yes. I just had a ton of neptunium laying around and didnt know what to do with it. Thanks guys!

  • @harringtonsheritage2380
    @harringtonsheritage23803 жыл бұрын

    10 years ago I worked with cnc’s designing parts for company’s. Setting Datums are a major part in keeping tolerances on point. Laser technology I’m sure has come a long way, instead of using micrometers or older methods. How do you keep the robotic arms and tools selection carousel from malfunctioning, with such high radiation interference? The sensors must be going mad. 😂 Great channel and best wishes. 😀

  • @deancyrus1
    @deancyrus14 жыл бұрын

    This was so interesting. Thanks

  • @IvorMektin1701
    @IvorMektin17014 жыл бұрын

    🎶Elvira! My heart's on fire for Elvira Giddy up🎶 (You gotta be a certain age to get it)

  • @sujimtangerines

    @sujimtangerines

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, I hate when something makes me think about how old I am. (Omm poppa mow mow.)

  • @BackYardScience2000
    @BackYardScience20004 жыл бұрын

    Oh what I would give to be a part of that! To say that I helped to put a rover on mars or helped send a satellite on its way to Pluto.

  • @Onio_Saiyan
    @Onio_Saiyan4 жыл бұрын

    The guide was excited to be indirectly participating in the space program. Reminds me of something I heard about the Apollo program. Even the janitors at the space center and all around NASA would say that they helped put a man on the moon.

  • @whyguy3651
    @whyguy36514 жыл бұрын

    This is amazing

  • @MrWombatty
    @MrWombatty4 жыл бұрын

    Homer finishing his work-day in the intro of 'The Simpsons' is what I'm reminded of!

  • @louistournas120

    @louistournas120

    2 жыл бұрын

    For most of his life, Homer worked with a glove box as a nuclear technician. Then he became a safety inspector.

  • @DeconvertedMan
    @DeconvertedMan4 жыл бұрын

    How do we get to Pluto? Use Neptune! :D

  • @411Adidas

    @411Adidas

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clever 👏🏼

  • @HighestRank

    @HighestRank

    4 жыл бұрын

    did*

  • @ArsenalsJack1992
    @ArsenalsJack19924 жыл бұрын

    Great Scott!

  • @l0lLorenzol0l
    @l0lLorenzol0l4 жыл бұрын

    I love how the robot taps the vial to make sure it all goes into the mold at 2:05

  • @stephencech3696
    @stephencech36964 жыл бұрын

    Just by watching this video with that the title, we're all now on the CIA and Secret Service watchlist

  • @jamesharmer9293

    @jamesharmer9293

    3 жыл бұрын

    As this video is British, you're probably on a MI5, MI6, and SIS watchlist as well.

  • @AUSTIN-ss2zd

    @AUSTIN-ss2zd

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jamesharmer9293 ur on an ms13 watch list and principle watch list lol

  • @itsGuy
    @itsGuy4 жыл бұрын

    Congrats everyone, we are all on a watch list now XD

  • @weburnitatbothends
    @weburnitatbothends4 жыл бұрын

    Amazing stuff!

  • @doggoofweird2585
    @doggoofweird25854 жыл бұрын

    Ohhhhh thanks I was wondering how to do that because mine kept on failing thanks for the tip

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